Reviews - The Handmaid's Tale

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The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

4.18 AVERAGE

tofrm's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

x_xnilahx_x's review against another edition

5.0

Absolutely life changing, the sign of a real five star read.
Even A-level English Literature couldn’t ruin this book for me. That should be a testament to how amazing it is. I constantly kept asking myself how in the world these sentences were able to come out of someone’s brain. Margret Atwood, you bloody genius.

alehsan's review against another edition

4.25

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cew20's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

worm_talk_book_club's review against another edition

5.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ameltra's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

This book should be a required reading. I found myself more horrified by this novel than I have been by any other book I've read in the "dystopian" genre. It genuinely put me in a terrible place mentally as I reflected on myself, my own life, and my privileges, and it forced me to consider how quiet I've become as a person. It inspired me to be more protective of the rights I take for granted and to do more for the other women in my life. I couldn't put this book down and I'm so glad I finally picked it up.